South Europe Braces for Next Heat Blitz as Lull Looks Fleeting
- Second half of August could see heat soar across Mediterranean
- Northern Europe stays cool, but dryness in south risks fires
A vendor sells parasols for the sun and electric fans during hot weather caused by the Charon heat wave, in Rome, earlier in July.
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The Mediterranean is set to be hit by more record-breaking temperatures later this month, after a brief respite from the searing heat and fires of July.
Much of mainland Europe will be wet and windy in August, with temperatures below the norm. However, the second half of the month will see the return of above-average heat to Spain, southern Italy and Greece, bringing the potential for all-time highs, according to forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg. Rome and Catalonia notched record temperatures last month, while Sardinia matched the European high for July of 48C (118.4F). That could yet be topped.